Scrap Rug Workshop - A great afternoon.

What do you do with all your left over scraps? Well one great way to make best use of all those odd pieces is to turn them into a Scrap Rug. Claire and I spent a wonderful Saturday afternoon teaching 8 ladies just how to make a Scrap Rug all of their own.

It was not long before Scrap Rugs were starting to grow.

We are looking forward to seeing the finished Scrap Rugs.

Sew Along July, 2013 Retreat - A Picture Roundup

If you have ever wondered what a room full of creative women looks like then today here is an insight into what a bunch of ladies get up to on a Sewing and Stitching Retreat.

Up at the beautiful and picturesque Avalon Homestead Claire and I hosted 22 eager women for a weekend promised to be filled with inspiration, sewing, stitching, learning and laughter.

A massive bunch of Kaffe fabric cut into wedges to be turned into a quilt

The start of a Tokyo Subway Quilt

A stash of fabric that was being turned into an Under the Umbrellas Quilt

As the weekend went on those who were completing the Under the Umbrella Quilt workshop began to pin their blocks to the design board and it did not take long for this to fill with lots of colour from different ladies

Not only were there quilts being sewn but there were lots of ladies making bags, cushions, aprons, table runners, hobby bags, round cushion stacks and so many more beautiful projects.

A lovely neat stack of Liberty strips all ready to be sewn........... and then the creative part of jumbling them all up to be sewn in a random fashion - to make the stunning blocks you see below.

A Twisted Lone Star quilt

Some of the other quilts that evolved over the weekend. So pretty.

And here we all are! Looking forward to the next Retreat (already)!

Thanks to everyone we hope you had a wonderful, productive and relaxing time just as we both loved teaching you all.

Jemima and Claire

CLASSES FOR TERM 3 2014

Next Term sees a few changes for Sew-Along, we are moving to a new home . . . the Forrest Park Croquet Club in Mount Lawley promises to be a great new space for us. There is a wonderful amount of space to spread out in, plenty of tables for everyone & nestled between Beaufort Street & Lord Street, it has easier access off the freeway - it should be great!

. . . so whats in store for next term?

E V E N I N G   C L A S S E S

SEW-ALONG NEW SKILLS - PAPER PIECING
3 week class starting Tuesday 23rd July 7pm - 9.30pm

Each term we try to include a class focusing on teaching a new skill or technique & term 3 will all be about paper piecing. Paper piecing has been around for years & it is a great way to achieve quite complicated patterns using your machine. We will be teaching a variety of different blocks from the very simply to the more testing! This class is not necessarily aimed at finishing a complete project but more about perfecting the techniques used to get great results.

This Aeroplane block would look great turned into a small quilt or play mat & the 'circle of geese' block below made a few times looks great turned into a table runner, bed runner & even a quilt

SUITABLE FOR THOSE WITH SOME SEWING EXPERIENCE

SEW-ALONG FOR THE HOME 

3 week class starting Tuesday 13th August 7pm - 9.30pm

With Spring around the corner, its time to jazz up the house a bit before we get busy with Christmas. We have put together a few new cushion designs working with half square triangles & colour blocking. This is a great technique & the class will teach you how to get those corners & joins perfect. If you choose to make the cushions them the class will also teach you how to quilt the top, make the back with buttons or zips & how to add piping to the edges just to make them look really fabulous

Also new to the Sew-Along range is a new table runner & a very glamorous new kitchen apron. The runner combines a variety of techniques & the class covers a range of ways to quilt it.

SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS & THE MORE EXPERIENCED 

SEW-ALONG PATCHWORK & QUILTING

4 week class starting Tuesday 3rd September 7pm - 9.30pm

Whether you are a total beginner or have done patchwork before we have a great design for you to get into in term 3. Our new pattern for the term is our 'Under the Umbrellas' quilt. This quilt works with foundation piecing techniques & comes together to create a great pattern. Our sample was made using Libertys 'Bloomsbury Garden' fabrics. The finished quilt measures 1.70m x 1.70m 

The quilt class in term 3 is a four week class giving you enough time to complete your quilt top. If you are a beginner we recommend you start with our Disappearing Nine Patch quilt. All the quilt designs can be seen on our patterns page 

PATTERNS PAGE LINK

SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS & THE MORE EXPERIENCED 

S A T U R D A Y   C L A S S E S 

NEW TO SEWING 

Saturday 20 July 1pm - 4pm

Starting from scratch, this class covers all the basics & will guide you through how to use your machine the best sewing equipment to use, advise on threads & fabrics & general tips & tricks we have learnt along the way.

SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS

SCRAP RUG 

Saturday 10 August 1pm - 4pm

 

Bring your fabric scraps & we will show you how to turn a bucket load of fabric scraps into a stunning rug. . . great class even if you don't sew! 

SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE!

QUILTING BASICS 

Saturday 31 Aug 12 noon - 4pm

Not sure what to do with your completed quilt top & keen to quilt it yourself? This class will answer all your queries, which batting to use, how to pin, machine stitching & binding.

SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS & THE MORE EXPERIENCED 

MORNING SOCIAL SEWING GROUP

6 weeks starting Monday 5 august 9.30am - 12 noon

Join us for a morning of chit chat & sewing. Our social class is a smaller group & will focus on making new items for the term or you can choose to make anything from our Sew-Along catalogue. We will be on hand to teach you, pass on tips & tricks & guide you through your pattern. This is a great class to complete a larger project or perhaps get a start on things for Christmas!

TO MAKE CLASS BOOKINGS OR FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL JEMIMA

tiedwitharibbon@gmail.com

UNDER THE UMBRELLAS

UNDER THE UMBRELLA QUILT 150CM X 150CM

Having fallen in love with Liberty Lifestyles Bloomsbury Garden range of fabric, Jemima & I were on the hunt for a quilt design that would suit the fabric as well as offering those quilters in class some new techniques to learn. We had both been inspired by various different versions on Pintrest so Jemima got busy & came up with this gorgeous quilt.

The blocks are made up using foundation piecing techniques & despite it's size it came together quite quickly. The design is traditionally known as a 'spider web'

This will be the feature workshop of our next Retreat in July so if you are coming along then join Jemima & have a go. All the fabric requirements are listed on the side bar or click the link here

happing stitching!

PINTREST INSPIRATION!

hold tight . . . we are currently loading up all our lovely stuff . . . should be up and running soon!

x Claire & Jemima